Short Portuguese Lessons

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Welcome to these Short Portuguese Lessons! My intention is to
give a brief introduction to the language for those who might
be curious about it. These lessons can be useful for people who
are planning to visit Portugal, Brazil, or any other place where
Portuguese is spoken. This is not intended to teach everything
there is to know about Portuguese!

But why learn Portuguese? There is a number of reasons I could
point out:

It is spoken by almost 200 million people worldwide, which
ranks it among the six most spoken tongues.

For those who already know a Romance language, it is relatively
easy to learn, especially for those who speak Castillian (Spanish).

The Portuguese discoveries have left marks in almost every
corner of the world. An atlas will show you countless places with
a Portuguese name, not to mention the quantity of Portuguese words
that were absorbed by other tongues, including English.

Both Portugal and Brazil are popular tourist destinations.
Next time you'll go there, you will feel much more at ease knowing
a bit of the language.